Rice yields in Cuba
Cuba: Rice yields was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
97th
of 124 countries
All-time high
3.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 2.06 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Cuba peaked at 3.73 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Cuba ranks 97th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Cuba, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +38.3% |
| 1967 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 1975 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.49 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cuba
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -19.64 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.29 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2277 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Cuba?
- Rice yields in Cuba was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Cuba rank for rice yields?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.